{"id":10489,"date":"2025-11-09T12:39:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T12:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=10489"},"modified":"2025-11-09T12:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T12:39:59","slug":"inside-the-100-million-malibu-orchid-house-mansion-pierce-brosnan-and-his-wife-spent-10-years-building-inspired-by-a-thai-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=10489","title":{"rendered":"Inside the $100 MILLION Malibu ‘Orchid House’ mansion Pierce Brosnan and his wife spent 10 YEARS building, inspired by a Thai temple."},"content":{"rendered":"

Pierce Brosnan<\/b>, the Irish actor who defined the James Bond persona for a generation across four blockbuster films, leads a dual life: one rooted in the lavish excess of Hollywood, and another deeply connected to the natural simplicity of the Hawaiian islands. While he and his wife, Keely Shaye Smith<\/b>, primarily reside in a secluded Hawaiian estate, their enduring legacy lies in the custom-built, multi-million dollar masterpiece in Malibu, California, known as “Orchid House.”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Malibu Masterpiece: “Orchid House”<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Inspired by their travels in Southeast Asia, particularly while Brosnan was filming the 1997 Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies<\/i><\/b>, the couple embarked on a decade-long project to construct their dream home. They purchased the land in 2000, and the resulting estate is a stunning, tropical-style compound with a green, clay-tiled roof that gives it the appearance of a Thai temple.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Property Data<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nDetails<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Location<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nBroad Beach, Malibu, California<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nApproximately 12,500 to 13,000 square feet (plus guesthouse)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Land<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nOver one acre with significant ocean frontage<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rooms<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n5 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Key Amenities<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nSaltwater pool, home theater with bar, mirrored gym, spa area with Japanese soaking tub.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Notable Feature<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nThe main suite spans approximately 4,000 square feet.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The family raised their two sons, Dylan<\/b> and Paris<\/b>, in this luxurious setting, even creating a sand-covered “private beach above the beach” so the children could play safely within view of the house. The property, valued for its unique architecture and prime Broad Beach location, was listed for sale in 2020 with a striking asking price of $100 million<\/b>. Reports indicate that, after a year on the market without a satisfactory offer, the couple quietly took the exceptional property off the market.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Financial Power of 007 and the Hawaiian Haven<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Brosnan’s ability to finance such an ambitious decade-long project is rooted in his highly successful career, especially his time as James Bond. His four films as the spy\u2014GoldenEye<\/i><\/b> (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies<\/i><\/b> (1997), The World Is Not Enough<\/i><\/b> (1999, directed by Michael Apted<\/b>), and Die Another Day<\/i><\/b> (2002, directed by Lee Tamahori<\/b>)\u2014were major commercial successes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Collectively, Brosnan’s four Bond films grossed over $1.47 billion<\/b> globally at the time of their release (unadjusted for inflation), contributing significantly to his estimated net worth of $200 million<\/b> as of 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

With their sons grown, the actor and his wife have shifted their residential focus to an oceanfront estate on the North Shore of Kauai, Hawaii<\/b>. This move is a nod to Keely Shaye Smith’s native home and reflects the couple’s desire for a quieter, family-centric lifestyle. As Brosnan has stated, “Home is very much here in the islands,” confirming their primary residence is now the Hawaiian haven, leaving the Malibu compound as a testament to their ambition and architectural vision.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pierce Brosnan, the Irish actor who defined the James Bond persona for a generation across four blockbuster films, leads a dual life: one rooted in the lavish excess of Hollywood, and another deeply connected to the natural simplicity of the Hawaiian islands. While he and his wife, Keely Shaye Smith, primarily reside in a secluded…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10489\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}